CVE-2008-5619
unknown
CVSS v3
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CVSS v2
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VIR risk
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Description
html2text.php in Chuggnutt HTML to Text Converter, as used in PHPMailer before 5.2.10, RoundCube Webmail (roundcubemail) 0.2-1.alpha and 0.2-3.beta, Mahara, and AtMail Open 1.03, allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via crafted input that is processed by the preg_replace function with the eval switch.
Predictions
Exploit likelihood
20%
Patch ETA
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Heuristic predictions, AS-IS, for prioritization only.
Mitigations
Vendor advisory: debian — https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2008-5619
OS impact
| OS | Version | Status | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|---|
| debian | bookworm | fixed | 0.1.1-9 |
| debian | bullseye | fixed | 0.1.1-9 |
| debian | sid | fixed | 0.1.1-9 |
| debian | trixie | fixed | 0.1.1-9 |
Package impact
| Ecosystem | Package | Vulnerable | Fixed |
|---|---|---|---|
| Packagist | phpmailer/phpmailer | <5.2.10 | 5.2.10 |
References
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2008-5619
- https://github.com/PHPMailer/PHPMailer/commit/8beacc646acb67c995aea10ac5585970efc7355a
- https://github.com/PHPMailer/PHPMailer
- https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/7549
- https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/7553
- https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2008-December/msg00783.html
- https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2008-December/msg00802.html
- http://mahara.org/interaction/forum/topic.php?id=533
- http://osvdb.org/53893
- http://sourceforge.net/forum/forum.php?forum_id=898542
- http://trac.roundcube.net/changeset/2148
- http://trac.roundcube.net/ticket/1485618
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2008/12/12/1
- https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2008-5619
Verify integrity in audit chain (admin only). AS-IS.